Daily Republican., 1887-06-03
PEAK TELLS nIs STORY.
Firmly Denying That He Shot HIS
CousIn, Kate Anderson--somswha at
Confused Under Cross Ex y mination.

COusln, knfo AndorEOn--SOmeWh
Confused Under Cross -cz mination.
Every eye IN tho denssly crowded
Court House mp at Mount Holly, N. j.,
Was turned to his fiushed fscs rs young
Barclay Peak solemu'y svore that ho
did not shoot Kate Anderson. Tho
State had rested and Barclay was the
first to take the stand In hts own de-
fence.
Hs said: Ny name is Barclay w
Peak. l will be 30 years next fall-I,
don't know exNcsly when. I cant read
I can't write. I've worked ell my life
on farm. was working Last winter
on Johnny Blacks farm. knew Katie
Anderson about four months befors she
was shot. She had just como to New
bold's Corner from Camden. / kept
company with her for two or three
months before she was shot 6he used
TO come TO our house two or three tunes
Q week. I used TO 60 70 SEQ her twice q
week at Oolkett's, and I met her sev.
erAl times ut Mr.. Brewers house. Lsst
winter I took her home from snterta
ments At the Ay restOwn s0hool house
two or three times. l wasn't married
to her.
wasn't engaged to her; never ad
any understanding ~ 70 marry ing her,
and never had . quarrel with her [
know Louis Rossell six or seven , OARS.
He's . married man, but I can's say
whether he lives with his wife or not.
When told William Pool that Katte's
father acd Louis Rossell tried to get
her to leave Colkett's I was only jok-
ing. It was always joke when said
that wn8 married to Katie. That be
gan when dad took Katie mp to Unois
Walter Peaks and introd uced her a.
my wife. The reason didn't work Oh
Friday, Saturday aud Monday WAS be.
cause II was too wet. The westher " ~
vet and eo was the rye, and cou!dn' 7
thrash. Katie WAS ut our house on
Sunday and grabbed tho pittol out of
my hip-pocket and said: sO0me out In
the yard and show me how to shoot It,
We went out. She shot seven times
and shot three times. She shot at al
old 'in pan and then box.
After loaded It again she took II
away from me again. After ! took
Kaiis home to OolAett's house saw the
pistol on the table In the kitchen. Ii
lay there AB hour or so until Aunt
liza went to bed, and then Katie took
it to the other room. When leaving
wanted IL. al she said: "When I ge!
through with It I'll give 1t to you," On
Monday uornin' at breakfast I told
nam and me sister that Katie had the
pistol. told WhilorAft' Saturday that
l had given the pistol TO Katie.
WAS at home on Monday night. At
8 o'clock was playing with the acoor.
diou and music box. About 8 80
O'Clock VIII Priokett came along the
road. went out and talked with him
about ten minutes II was raining and
l came back into the house. Abous
O'Clock l went cut 10 the well and
stood there taking with Nelson Carsey,
our next,door neighOor, aboot roosters.
| went In and WASN'T away from the
house until the next n oruing. / wasn'i
| at tho end OF the lane Monday night.
Did you shoot Katie Ander.on?'
asked Lawyer Robbins.
"Nc, sir; no, sir," replied Peak with
q tremor In his boyish voice, aud then
| he was turned over for cross.cxami ina.
tion to Prosecutor Hendrickson. He
waa confused at times and In some In.
stances oontradioted statements he had
madc at tho hearing before Squire
Naylor.
He wasn't sure that 1t rained on Fri
day, and the rye was kept in the barn
but he was unable to tell why he dtdn',
work on that day. He thought II wa,
cloudy on Saturday. 1t didn't rain or
Tuesday, but he didn't work. He In
sisted that be had pistol pocket In hi
trousers, that 1t was deep, but was uu
able to say why q small pistol woult
ptotrude from It. The pistol practices
took place near evening. He eaid
when Katie took the pistol when h,
had loaded /. after the firing tha. It wal
| lying In the palm Of his hand
THAT'S gtrnhse," said Mr. HeDdrick
sou. "Bhow us how you held it." anC
the Prosecutor then brought forth III,
weapon.
BARCLAY STRANGELY CONFUSED
Peak to.k 1t aud held 1t In his lef
band down by bis side. He teemet
confused. Barclay could not remen be
that be told the Psosecutor, Corone
Carr, Squire Naylcr and Officer Bedin
that when he leit the Colkett house q
12 O'Clock Sunday Night he tried to 20
his pistol and Katie held on to Ia
weapon. He didn't know why he dit
not try to get his pistol. Barclay hs,
heard Katio complain OF her head, AZ
she had bseu complaining for severa
weeks. He was sure be went to bed q
O'Clock Monday night. Katie his,
asked htm Sunday TO come to the Col
kett houee Monday u.sht, bat he didn'
go. He liked Katie, but 1t was not tn
first time be had disappointed her
Peak denied that he told Katie that
be loved a girl sud the refused HIM h
lwoIld ,ato her iifa.